History of Judith Jacobs Lecture
The Judith Jacobs Lecture was established in 2003 to honor Dr. Judith E. Jacobs, one of the founding members of AMTE. Dr. Jacobs was instrumental in developing AMTE into a national organization and in the development of the AMTE conference with its current structure and emphasis on interaction. Judith Jacobs is an active member who served as the treasurer, the president, and as the first executive director. The Judith Jacobs Lecture was established after her tenure as executive director.
Dr. Jacobs gave the first lecture where she described what it means to be a mathematics teacher educator and outlined how being a mathematics teacher educator is different from being a mathematics teacher, a career professional developer, or a researcher in mathematics education research. She challenged us to recognize our roles as mathematics teacher educators and through this organization, an outlet was created to share and learn from each other.
The AMTE Awards Committee is asking for your help to identify potential Judith Jacobs Lecturers for the 2024 AMTE Annual Conference. We want to recognize a distinguished mathematics teacher educator by providing them the opportunity to challenge their colleagues at the next AMTE conference. Please use the link below to submit the names of individuals that you feel are qualified and could give a worthwhile and inspiring talk to the members of AMTE.
Past Judith Jacobs Lecturers
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Judith Jacobs Lecturer |
School Affiliation |
Title of Talk |
| 2025 | Robert Berry | University of Arizona |
TBD |
| 2024 | Dorothy Y. White | University of Georgia |
TBD |
| 2023 | Randy Philipp | San Diego State University |
Grappling with the Tensions Between Building Foundations and Encouraging Change |
| 2022 | Sandra Crespo | Michigan State University |
What does it mean and what will it take to be an anti-racist mathematics teacher educator? |
| 2021 | Marta Civil | University of Arizona | What Does it Mean to be a Mathematics Teacher Educator |
| 2020 | Paola Sztajn | North Carolina State University | Research and Mathematics Teacher Education: Triumphs, Trials, and Transitions |
| 2019 | Denise A. Spangler | University of Georgia | Fundamental Commitments of My Work as a Mathematics Teacher Educator |
| 2018 | Margaret (Peg) Smith | University of Pittsburgh | A Mathematics Teacher Educator’s Journey: Responding to An Evolving Field |
| 2017 | Marilyn E. Strutchens | Auburn University | Attending to Access, Equity, and Empowerment Matters for Each and Every Student: Beyond Courses and Workshops |
| 2016 | Francis (Skip) Fennell | McDaniel College | Mathematics Teacher Education: Normal Schools to Now. What’s the Fit and Future for AMTE? |
| 2015 | Nadine Bezuk | San Diego State University | Supporting Elementary Teachers in Developing Their Mathematics Teaching |
| 2014 | Barbara J. Reys | University of Missouri-Columbia | Curriculum Matters! For Teachers, for Students, and for Mathematics Teacher Educators |
| 2013 | Karen Karp | University of Louisville | The Invisible 10% - Preparing Teachers to Teach Mathematics to Students with Special Needs |
| 2012 | Deborah Schifter | Education Development Center | Interpreting the Common Core: What Might it Look Like in Classrooms? |
| 2011 | Joan Ferrini-Mundy | Michigan State University | Learning for Tomorrow: Challenges and Opportunities in Mathematics Teacher Education |
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2010 |
James Hiebert |
University of Delaware |
Building Knowledge for Helping Teachers Learn to Teach: An Alternative Path for Teacher Education |
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2009 |
Jeremy Kilpatrick |
University of Georgia |
Going to War with the Army You Have |
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2008 |
Ed Silver |
University of Michigan |
Mathematics Teacher Education in Dodge City: Desperately Seeking Wyatt Earp and Henri Poincaré |
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2007 |
Deborah Loewenberg Ball |
University of Michigan |
The Core and Contemporary Challenges of Mathematics Teacher Education |
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2006 |
Judith Sowder |
San Diego State University |
Preparing Elementary Teachers: The Role of Reasoning about Numbers and Quantities |
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2005 |
Glenda Lappan |
Michigan State University |
Reflections on a Lifetime of Work: Why Curriculum Matters |
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2004 |
Thomas J. Cooney |
University of Georgia |
The Role of Mathematics Teacher Education: Reform or Enculturation? |
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2003 |
Judith E. Jacobs |
California State Polytechnic University |
Improving Mathematics Education: Mathematics Teacher Educators Lead the Way |